Nighttime Operation to Save Hikers and Their Dog in the Alps

Two hikers with their dog were rescued during the night by the Piedmontese Alpine and Speleological Rescue on the trail between Pian della Mussa and the Gastaldi refuge, in the territory of Balme, in the Turin area.
The alarm was raised around 10 p.m. when the couple, at an altitude of 2,100 meters, called for help because their large dog was too tired to continue the descent.
A team of eight technicians from the local Alpine Rescue station, including a veterinarian, intervened on the spot. Once they reached the hikers, the veterinarian sedated the animal, which weighed about 50 kilograms and could no longer walk.
The dog was immobilized on a stretcher and carried down to the valley.
The operation concluded around half past midnight.

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